Spiritus Husbando

Spiritus is a god of magic who appears in Dissidia Final Fantasy NT and Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia, opposite Materia. Despite declaring that World B "can only be tamed by a crueler heart," Spiritus is not malevolent, but willingly plays the role of a villain for the sake of combating Materia to keep World B safe. As noted by Garland, Spiritus is level-headed and reasonable, as "he is not so single-minded as to let a petty feud cloud his better judgement," and allows Materia's warriors into his domain to establish contact with her. He admonishes Materia for her "quarrelsome posturing" when she accuses him of attempting to turn her champions against her and exhibits a degree of humility when he admits that he was unaware of the threat that Shinryu poses to World B. In spite of their shared desire to protect World B, Materia treats Spiritus with contempt, though he takes her behavior towards him in stride and even encourages her to show him no mercy in their efforts to generate battle energy to sustain the world. Spiritus embodies story elements central to the Final Fantasy series: darkness, magic, wisdom, and "the power of nature." As dualism is a recurring theme, Spiritus is depicted in a wicked manner, being touted as a god of destruction, but is yet clearheaded, rational, and reasonable. Although the more affable and charismatic of the feuding gods of Dissidia, Spiritus portrays himself as the villain. He understands his actions are necessary, but his might as a god draws villainous figures who do not share his motives. His relaxed inhibitions towards moral considerations demonstrate that he is willing to do anything in his power to ensure his plans come to fruition.